based on the japanese phenomenon of the love hotel, this pop up LLove hotel was created by eight japanese and dutch designers with themed rooms that are installations, where people can actually make (read more)

2012

In Japan bathing rituals are an ancient and important part of life. Traditionally you clean yourself in a shower or seated hand bath and then step into an ofuro filled with clean, steaming water for a nice, hot soak.

Terunobu Fujimori, uses charred Cedar wood to create the most beautiful projects that are exercises in playful experimentation and sophisticated craft. The cedar boards have been treated with an ancient Japanese technique that seals the wood against rain and rot.

A reinforced concrete house covered with “shou-sugi-ban” (burnt cedar) siding — the ultimate in luxury and durability. There are a few more unique things about this house designed by Shunsuke Uemoto – a ‘crevasse’ opens through the top to the bottom in the middle of the house, the master bedroom and bathroom are located in the basement while the kitchen and dining room are on the third floor, and therefore the house is equipped with an elevator.

We designed a house called "MIRAI NIHON" where technology and nature coexist with people and enable a 100% off-grid life. To make this happen, we collaborated with more than 20 companies to provide new technologies and inventions that bring the concept to life, and that have not yet been commercialized. Then we 'launched' the house as a product, making it available for sale.

In relation to other Japanese homes, this particular residence is slightly off in the way it was designed; however, in a good way. I can’t really put my finger on it, but I think the minimalism seen in this house is just more free and unconstrained. There are more colors and material choices being used, the second floor has a balcony, and there is less focus on extreme space efficiency. Vote or comment below for your thoughts.

Located in a quiet residential suburb of Okazaki, Japan, the appropriately named "White Mountain House" was designed to give its inhabitants a view of Mount Hongu and privacy from neighboring families.
"My clients live in a suburb with a lot of detached houses; they are surrounded by neighbors in the side and in the back. I wanted to create various 'exteriors' within the house without having my clients leave their home," says architect Takayuki Kuzushima.

Using a matching type of wood, we cut a groove into the rail boards for top and bottom. The doors are cut with a matching tenon that allows the doors to be put in or taken out, and they slide along the groove.